A few weeks ago, I received a request to review Australian writer Catherine McNamara's debut novel "The Divorced Lady's Companion to Living in Italy" . To be honest and even though I was flattered that finally I was invited to review a book of fiction (keep 'em coming!), I was hesitant, thinking that perhaps this was a Lombard cousin of Under the Tuscan Sun, where the protagonist would … [Read more...]
Dec 21, 2010
MACRO Like
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<--- See that little black banner? The tiny, dare-I-say stripper stripe in the center of the photo that unwittingly says MACRO? That is a social litmus strip. For the past few months, our friend Little J has been staying with us, and I have taken it as an opportunity to impart to her my wisdom earned from years of experience in the field. Wisdom like: Bikini waxers should always come … [Read more...]
Apr 15, 2010
Flirting, Part 1
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Just after I graduated college, I found myself back at the University of Pennsylvania during homecoming weekend. For the first time, I realized that men, starting with college aged boys, were easy prey, succulent sycophants who would hang on the every word that escaped the mouth of "older" women. I was twenty-two and I finally figured out the game of flirting.Flirting, Part 1Taking the PitchThe … [Read more...]
Apr 21, 2009
Word of the Day: ZITELLA
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One of my favorite Rome bloggers, NYC Caribbean Ragazza, wrote the following this morning:I was sitting in the park with two Italian girlfriends when I heard the word Zitella for the first time. One friend said her mother was on her case again about being single. She said she loved her life and wish people would stop assuming otherwise. Read more here.What I liked even more than her clever … [Read more...]
